Spring Grove girls cannot overcome shaky start at Houston

The Houston girls scored the first nine points of the game and went on to win by nine points, 58-49. Spring Grove trailed by as many as 13 points and never got closer than six at Houston on Jan. 17. That critical start saw the Lions open with four missed shots and three turnovers while the Hurricanes hit three of their first four shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, with no turnovers. Spring Grove slipped a game below .500 at 6-7overall and 4-5 SEC.

Houston (5-9, 5-2 SEC) was most successful while taking the ball inside with both the dribble and the pass, resulting in the best 2-point shooting percentage (52%) of any Lion opponent this season. But the ‘Canes still outscored SG by only two points from the field. Seven of their ultimate nine-point margin came with strong 71% shooting from the foul line. where they hit as many free throws (12 for 17) as the Lions attempted (5 for 12, 42%).

Three Grove girls scored in double figures with Kylie Hammel netting 17 points while Emerson Ingvalson and Siri Konkel (4 assists) adding 10 points each. Lydia Solum took rebounding honors with 7 caroms. Houston countered with three-time all-conference Sydney Torgerson tossing in 28 points, none of which came with 3-point field goals.

The Hurricanes’ 12th straight win over Spring Grove was the first of their two conference meetings this winter. Houston also took the B-team game, 43-20, and the seventh grade game.

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VARSITY: SG 49, Houston 58
SCORE by HALVES
SG  18+31=49
Hou 29+29=58
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 31% (19-62), Hou 33% (21-53)
2-pt FG: SG 31 (13-42), Hou 52% (17-33)
3-pt FG: SG 30% (6-20), Hou 20% (4-20)
Free throws: SG 42% (5-12), Hou 71% (12-17)
Rebounds: SG 34, Hou 32
Turnovers: SG 23, Hou 18

SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Siri Konkel 10P, 4R, 4A, 1S; *Lydia Solum 2P, 7R, 2A; Brinley Middendorf 2P, 3R, 4S, 1B; *Kendal VanMinsel 3R; *Addyson McHugh 8P, 4R, 1A, 2S; Izabel Kaufmann 5R; Carlie Halverson 1A; *Kylie Hammel 17P, 5R, 2A, 2S, 1B; Emerson Ingvalson 10P, 3R, 1A, 1B

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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
6-7 (4-5 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game

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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
Fri. 12-16 at LeRoy-Ostrander* ppd
L vs. Waukon 33-57
L vs. Annandale 34-60
W vs. West Lutheran 58-43
W at Lyle/Pacelli* 58-45
W vs. Southland*47-36
L at Grand Meadow*20-454
W vs. Mabel-Canton*57-45
L at Houston 49-58
next: at Lanesboro*
Fri., 01-20         Kingsland*
Tues., 01-24       at St. Charles
Thur., 01-26       at Schaeffer Academy*
Fri., 01-27          at Fillmore Central
Mon., 01-30       LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur., 02-02       at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Tues. 02-07        Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur., 02-09       at Southland*
Sat. 02-11          Rushford-Peterson 4 p.m.
Tues., 02-14       at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17         Houston*

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Spring Grove Girls B-team
4 wins, 7 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47
L vs. Annandale 25-57
W vs. West Lutheran 44-23
W at Lyle/Pacelli 41-33 OT
L vs. Southland 11-28
L at Grand Meadow 24-27
L at Houston 20-43

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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
1 win, 101losses
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
L at Kee 19-51
L vs. South Winneshiek 6-24
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14
L vs. Southland 10-28
L at Grand Meadow 16-29
L vs. Mabel-Canton 12-25
L at Houston

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